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Again, there is no 60% requirement in the constitution, or elsewhere in law. Simple majority is enough. Filibuster is the thing that takes 60 senators but that
by ivalm 6y ago
Again, there is no 60% requirement in the constitution, or elsewhere in law. Simple majority is enough. Filibuster is the thing that takes 60 senators but that also can be eliminated with simple majority.
Also, Puerto Ricans were asked and did consent. Their opinion really changed after the non-response to Maria. In recent global politics entire brexit happened due to similarly slim margins.
- arp242 6y ago> In recent global politics entire brexit happened due to similarly slim margins. Which was not a good idea, intensely controversial, and will have negative effects for years or decades to come. And people have been talking for years about this without seemingly caring what the actual Puerto Ricans think. But of course, middle-class liberals who never even been there know what's best for poor brown people, right? Those poor uneducated people need saving by smart white people!
- apple4ever 6y agoBut is IS part of the rules for the Senate, so it still matters.